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In this vampire-themed slot, you can join Anna Van Helsing, the Monster Huntress, in her search for Dracula and his treasure. The sticky symbols, expanding wilds and free spins could all help you in your h(a)unt for big wins.
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Anna Van Helsing-Monster Huntress from Rabcat takes you on a howling journey to Dracula’s castle to fight for his treasures locked away in the secret crypt. Join Anna in her attempt to banish Dracula and loot his plunder once and for all.
A 3×5 reel 25-line game with expanding wilds, respins, added wilds and free games.
Read on for the full review.
SLOT FEATURES | Expanding wilds, Respins, Added Wilds, Free Games. |
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RELEASE DATE | 15th April 2021 |
GAME PROVIDER | Rabcat via MGS |
SLOT TYPE | Video Slot |
THEME | Vampire |
REELS, ROWS, PAYLINES | 3 x 5 reel, 25 Paylines |
BET LEVELS | £0.25 – £150 |
MAXIMUM WIN | £225,000 |
SCATTER SYMBOL | Yes: Blood Moon |
WILD SYMBOL | Yes: Multiple Wild Types |
BONUS GAME | No |
FREE SPINS | Yes |
RESPINS | Yes |
MULTIPLIERS | Yes |
JACKPOT | No |
RETURN TO PLAYER | 96.18% |
VOLATILITY | Medium |
Anna Van Helsing has 11 well-presented symbols, consisting of 4 high-tier symbols with solid borders (these come into play in the free games), 3 mid-tier symbols and 4 royals. The game could have been improved with 4 suits instead of royals, as 4 suits are a complete set.
42% of pays at bet-or-less is indicative of a higher win hit rate in this slot. It’s nice to see a solid bottom end as well, where the minimum 5 of a kind pays 2x.
This Dracula slot has a decent audio track that’s pleasant to listen to and is not distracting from gameplay. The free games tune builds intensity and anticipation. However, the scatter hit sounds and wild hit sounds play regardless of a trigger potential, creating a jumbling of audible messages that alert you to a non-event. This becomes very distracting as you’re constantly looking up to find nothing has occurred.
Playability is mixed. There are some interesting pros, but these are marred with shortcomings. Overall, the game is fun with numerous elements of surprise. It was pleasing to find a nice marriage of features with a high line game especially when Expanded Wilds are concentrated to the left, at the business end of the reels. Expanded Wilds award a respin with the wild held in place, and occasionally wilds are gifted which may also expand. Lovely.
The real issue comes when the free games are triggered. Normally, free games are a time to sit back, relax and watch the wins. But, in Anna Van Helsing’s free spins, we need to relearn the game as the developer has changed the core rules that we learn while playing the base game. The wild symbol has been replaced with a different character, although it still expands, the resulting respin has been removed, and a symbol replacement feature has been added if it lands on reel 3. The free games are a completely different feature set from the base game.
Developers should know not to change the condition of key elements from the base game. Yes, they should be elaborated upon, but not changed. The base game is a platform for us to learn the rules and understand the behaviour of the game, while the free games are a condensed elaboration of the base game where the core rules are maintained. In Anna Van Helsing, we are awarded 8 brief free games, where what’s learned has to be unlearned and relearned in a very short time.
Another oddity, during the base game, all wins are shown in a gold font which is nice. In free games they are shown in silver first, then become gold when the x2 multiplier is applied. The impression this gives is that the base game’s wins, which are already gold, are being halved in the free games because they are shown in silver and then only turned to back to gold when they are doubled. This of course is not true, but it is a minor messaging oversight by the developer as they’re trying to emphasise the 2x multiplier.
The stated max win of 1,500x is achieved by 5x Wilds appearing on all 25 lines in the free games, but for this to occur we need (from a single spin):
Win potential is difficult to understand owing to the fact that the free game rules change so drastically from the base game.
Anna Van Helsing – Monster Huntress resembles a confused game. It could be an expanding wilds free gamer but it could also be a transforming symbols game. Basically, Rabcat could have created two worthy games from this design. The free games are still worth the wait with the higher hit rate but might leave you a little bewildered trying to understand how it happened.
Anna Van Helsing – Monster Huntress gets 51 Spins out of 100 based on the following ratings:
PLAYABILITY | 40 |
ORIGINALITY | 50 |
BUILD QUALITY | 60 |
MARRIAGE | 70 |
IMMERSION | 60 |
RUN FOR MONEY | 50 |
INTEGRITY | 30 |
TOTAL | 51 |
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